  Artsakh President meets winning sportsmen of 2012 December 27, 2012 - 17:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan met December 27 with a group of sports officials having registered outstanding success in 2012. President Sahakyan stressed the role of physical culture and sports in preserving and strengthening the national gene pool and population health, upbringing the younger generation, as well as for comprehensive development of the individual, organization of the citizens’ active rest and worthy introduction of Artsakh to the international community. He congratulated those present on the coming New Year and handed in financial awards to a group of sportsmen and trainers who showed good results in 2012. Primate of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan, National Assembly speaker Ashot Ghulyan, Prime Minister Ara Harutyunyan and other officials attended the meeting, Central Information Department at NKR President's Office reported.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar  Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar.Armenian Foreign Minister regrets “tragic loss” of Iranian counterpart The Armenian Foreign Ministry has expressed shock over the death of the Iranian President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs.Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei.Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |
